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I would say thats qiite a eurocentric view. Many Asians would have been plunged into poverty. Entire industries essentially disappeared with the coming of the B
by accurrent 5y ago
I would say thats qiite a eurocentric view. Many Asians would have been plunged into poverty. Entire industries essentially disappeared with the coming of the British (muslin, wootz steel) and new industries would be formed (opium, indigo). They would also have faced a a vastly different set of rules.
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- BobbyJo 5y agoMy impression is that the point would apply to those countries as well. The vast majority of people, even in those countries, lived just as their parents and grandparents.